Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque

	Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque is located in downtown Springfield, Missouri on St. Louis Street.
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Location	Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates	37°12′33.94″N 93°17′10.5″W / 37.2094278°N 93.286250°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1920
Architect	Heckenlively & Mark; Olson, John
Architectural style	Moorish
Website	https://www.abashrine.com/
NRHP reference No.	82003137
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1982

The Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque (often known locally as "the Shrine Mosque" or simply "the Shrine") is a building of arabesque design located in downtown Springfield, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1923 for a cost of $600,000. It is owned by the Abou Ben Adhem Shriners and for many years was the site of the annual Shrine Circus. The five-story building includes a large auditorium with seating for over 4,000.^[2] The name derives from Ibrahim ibn Adham, taken from the poem "Abou Ben Adhem" by Leigh Hunt.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ Noelle Soren (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. (includes 10 photographs from 1981)
↑ ABA History Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine via Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[DNR-2] Noelle Soren (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. (includes 10 photographs from 1981)

[abahistory-3] ABA History Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine via Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque

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